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Celebrating 25 years in business, the staff of Magic Touch Hair Salon, located at 2480 Martin Luther King, recently enjoyed a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. ...more>>

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Tekoa registers new students
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies invites parents to register students from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 22-23, at 1704 14th St. Applications for all staff positions will also be available for acceptance. For information, call 409-985-4738 or 409-982-5400.

Brownwood sets sail for ‘Island’
Brownwood Baptist Church, 2408 N. 5th St., will host Outrigger Island Vacation Bible School from 4-6:30 p.m. July 22-24. For information, call Mike or Patty Boozer at 745-5647.

Republican Party to gather
The Orange County Republican Party will meet at 7 p.m. July 22, at the Orange County Court House.

Band boosters to meet
The West Orange-Stark High School Band Boosters will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 24, in the Band Hall. Parents of all band students are urged to attend and discuss fundraisers.

Special service at Maranatha
Maranatha Christian Center, 7879 N. Hwy. 87, will host a musical worship service Friday, July 25. The community is invited to participate. Refreshments will follow.

Class of 78’ to discuss reunion
The West Orange-Stark High School class of 1978 will meet at 7 p.m. Friday, July 25, at St. Therese Catholic Church, 1409 N. 6th St., to discuss reunion planning. For information, call John J. at 409-670-3308 or Horace B. at 409-883-7937.

Breakfast at Harvest Chapel
Harvest Chapel will host a men’s breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 26. For information, call Eugene Darwin at 883-4181.

Hunter safety course at D.E.R.A.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education Home Study Safety Class will be offered from 8 a.m. to noon July 26, at the D.E.R.A. in Orange. To register and for more information, call Danny Odom at 883-8118.

Bethel to dedicate building
Footprints Ministries, a mixed quartet from Baytown, will perform a 10 a.m. Sunday, July 27, at Bethel Baptist, 2906 Western Ave. in West Orange. Bethel will also dedicate their new building during the special service. A noon meal will follow, as well as an afternoon of singing and a candle-lighting service. For more information, call 883-4822.

Class of 88’ preparing for reunion
The West-Orange Stark Class of 1988 is preparing for its 20th class reunion. All classmates planning to attend should contact Valenti Allen at 409-920-6113 or Ashley Curby at 409-983-1124. Deadline for participation is July 31, 2008.

Lock-in at Mt. Calvary
Mount Calvary Baptist Church will have a Women’s Lock-In beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. The theme is “One Night with the King”. Mount Calvary invites all area churches and the public to come out and be blessed.

VBS at FBCO
First Baptist Church-Orange, 602 Green Ave., invites children who have completed kindergarten through sixth graders to “Jerusalem Marketplace: Where Jesus Walked to the Cross.” The Vacation Bible School is from 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 4-6. For information, call 886-7461.

Support group to meet
The Orange County Parkinson’s Awareness Support Group will meet at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Casa Bella, 3535 W. Park Ave. The meeting is open to everyone with Parkinson’s, family members and care partners. For more information, call Wanda Simar at 883-4912 or Ella Guillory at 886-4877

Jett to be honored
The Former Texas Rangers Association and descendants of Absalom Jett of Orange will host a dedication of a Memorial Cross for Private Absalom Jett at 3 p.m. Aug. 9, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Jett served with the Texas Rangers under Col. John C. Neill and Capt. Samuel Davis, Company D, First Regiment, Mounted Gunmen in 1839. Also participating in the ceremony will be members of the Walter P. Lane Camp 1745, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Salvation Army school drive
The Salvation Army, 1950 Martin Luther King Dr.,,. will host a school supply distribution from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. Aug. 13-15. The supplies are for children in grades K-12 attending any Orange County school.
To apply for assistance with these supplies parents must bring the following: legal picture I.D. of parent or guardian applying; proof of children ( i.e.; SSN, school record, medicaid letter, birth certificate); proof of address ( lease agreement, mortgage, utility bill); and proof of income and expenses. For information, call 883-4232.

Summer Mardi Gras Party
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce will hosting their annual Summer Mardi Gras Party from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 16, in the Lamar Student Center, 407 Green Ave. Easy will perform. Guests must be 21 or older to enter. Tickets are $10 at the door.
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W-I-N-D Retreat registration open
The Starlight Women's Department will host a W-I-N-D Retreat 2008, Sept. 26-28. This year’s retreat is at the Woodlands Resort. For information, call the church office at 409-886-4366 or go to www.starlightcogic.net.

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